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Praying with eyes wide open is the only way to pray without ceasing.

Ann Voskamp

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Ann Voskamp
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: August 10
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Pray
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Life-changing gratitude does not fasten to a life unless nailed through with one very specific nail at a time.
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Like the wind, Grace finds us wherever we are and won't leave us however we were found.
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Life is so urgent it necessitates living slow.
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